The above picture from July 2010 with my father is one of my many treasured moments with him in life. He had been working on the car for over eight years, but never had it on …
Concert: Cal Art’s Experiments in Electronic Sound Festival
Duo Cataclysma (Jeff Kaiser and Seth Andrew Davis) will be performing at Cal Arts on Friday night, September 27, 8pm in ROD Concert Hall at California Arts Institute. 24700 McBean PkwyValencia, CA 91355 More information at …
Solo Concert: Pasadena City College
This will be a fun, casual affair, doing a short performance then sharing my tech and talking about what I do. Free and open to the public. 5pm, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Westerbeck Recital HallPasadena City …
Possible Echoes – Jeff Kaiser, Keith Wecker, Anthony Cammarota
Possible EchoesA homage to Jon Hassell Featuring:Jeff Kaiser, trumpet and electronicsKeith Wecker, field recordings and electronicsAnthony Cammarota, guitar and electronics Thursday12 September 2024Admission is Free First Set, 7pmEthereal Horizons Second set 8pmSonic Dreamscape Theory Magnolia Mercantile109 …
New Video: Those Who Sleep in the Dust of the Eart
This is a new piece I’ve been working on that features prepared piano, drum kits, basses, and more all being played by my generative software, KaiGen. The trumpet is being processed live by a variety of …
New Article —The Automation of Surprise: Improvisation, Controlled Hallucinations, and the Predictive Mind
New Article out in Ideas Sónicas! Abstract: This article takes inspiration from the ideas of predictive mind theory that posits predictive processing: the idea our minds are constantly generating a simulation (or mental model) of the …
Duo Cataclysma: Jeff Kaiser and Seth Andrew Davis
Duo Cataclysma… is the electro-acoustic duo of Jeff Kaiser (trumpet, flugelhorn, and laptop/electronics) and Seth Andrew Davis (electric guitar, laptop/electronics). The group focuses on improvisation and interactive electronics with live signal processing and virtual/artificial/robot agents. The …
Article: The Automation of Surprise: Improvisation, Controlled Hallucinations, and the Predictive Mind
Author:Jeff Kaiser Title:The Automation of Surprise: Improvisation, Controlled Hallucinations, and the Predictive Mind Abstract: This article takes inspiration from the ideas of predictive mind theory that posits predictive processing: the idea our minds are constantly generating …
New Video – The Shining One is of the Dream State
The Shining One is of the Dream State continues my exploration of trumpet being played live through a chaotic distortion plugin I made in Max/MSP called “SICK.” In the background you can hear my software robots …